jeepgirl

jeepgirl LPN, NP

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  1. I am sad and disapointed

    jeepgirl replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    if you are burnt out on people acting like big babies and family that drives you bonkers - DO NOT do peds or OB. I've done both. While the patients are usually angels (usually), the families can and...

  2. resign

    jeepgirl replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    don't resign - make them fire you so you can get unemployement while you finish grad school!! i can't tell you HOW many times this sort of thing has happened to people who are in grad school. not even...

  3. This is not my job?!?

    jeepgirl replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    its unacceptable that you let it sit there for 4.5 hours in a patient room. if i was your nursing instructor i would have failed you for the clinical day. you should have tried to clean it up best you...

  4. Not just another Online vs. Gound program question.

    jeepgirl replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    if you are going to work for a government entity where education qualifies the paygrade - yes. you will get more money starting out if you have a doctoral degree over a master's.

  5. Not just another Online vs. Gound program question.

    jeepgirl replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Also at MU, you don't have to pay in or out of state tuition. you just pay the fee - its the same for everyone in and out of state if you do the online program. and its taught by the same teachers...

  6. Anyone graduated early?

    jeepgirl replied to tripletrouble03's topic in General Nursing

    some schools have scholarships for twin/triplet sets if they will ALL go to the same college - the college my hubby works basically has a scholarship that pays all tuition, fees and boarding (the twin...

  7. Allergy shots at camp, should we give them?

    jeepgirl replied to kdmcook's topic in Camp

    No way! Allergy injections should only be given with a physician on site with trained advanced life support staff AND crash

  8. ASU's DNP with new speciality program

    jeepgirl posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Has anyone done this or been enrolled in this? I heard they had a program where you could do your DNP and pick up another speciality while doing it - such as, a PNP could do a Mental Health NP (with a...

  9. Feeling a little out of place, and liking it....

    jeepgirl replied to SteveNNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i'm surprised you like it. i hated every minute of it and still do! (feeling out of place) i like nothing more than being comfortable in more role! good luck to you... i think it is probably a good...

  10. New NP feeling discouraged...

    jeepgirl replied to christvs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i am sure one situation is not helping the other.

  11. What should I do???

    jeepgirl replied to alexyanet's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i agree - what does a CNS do where you want to practice? (statewise, license). if you are in love with the CNS role, i really recommend some of the combined NP/CNS roles, because it seems like so many...

  12. Experience?

    jeepgirl replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i agree with EMTneel! good

  13. focus assessment/prioritizing

    jeepgirl replied to trayyhawk03's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hint

  14. Are you forced to practice IV's and injections on each other in nursing school?

    jeepgirl replied to kroegerk's topic in General Nursing

    nope... no way! why would you do that when there are perfectly good

  15. Ever had an MD document things to make you look bad?

    jeepgirl replied to ruralnurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is rediculous. And it places all of you at a higher liability than if she had just left it alone. i don't think she was trying to make you look bad out of spite, but i think that she wanted to...

  16. Ever had an MD document things to make you look bad?

    jeepgirl replied to ruralnurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No - but I had an RT do it once. I brought the documentation to my manager, and my manager gave it in tern to her manager, and she was FIRED (she was PRN and a new hire). We had a disagreement over a...

  17. How many of us have contracts for our jobs???

    jeepgirl replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i think the thought is that if you are hospital based, you're not going to potientally take patients with you if you leave from the

  18. Free removal of stitches... in the ER

    jeepgirl replied to vampiregirl's topic in General Nursing

    that sounds great! i wish more places did this... you don't know how many people i see walking around in walmart with nasty stitches. i remember i sat behind a girl in my stats class one year that got...

  19. Does everyone hate doing "peer evaluations"

    jeepgirl replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    i can totally see the value in self evaluations. i think people are usually very honest on those. but i don't think peer evaluations serve any purpose except to make busy work and to cause hard...

  20. Finally a Positive Note in my Career

    jeepgirl replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

    www.usajobs.gov

  21. Need Opinions on Salary....

    jeepgirl replied to RNTink's topic in General Nursing

    i had one hospital offer me 19 bucks an hour to work PACU with call multiple nights a week and to take every other weekend. i laughed. and turned down the offer without negotiating. i was like - if...

  22. ACNP and NNP/WHNP

    jeepgirl replied to Nurse Man-ingitis's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i have never heard of a combined NNP and WHNP job. those specialities are so different... if you're interested in doing womens health and taking care of kids to (not critical care though... NNP is...

  23. Link to NP programs?

    jeepgirl replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    university of missouri has a great mental health NP program. can be completed at a distance too... www.mizzou.edu

  24. Need Opinions on Salary....

    jeepgirl replied to RNTink's topic in General Nursing

    i think it depends on where you are in the country and how many years of experience and any relevant experience you might bring to the job that is specialized (such as oncology nursing or palliative...

  25. Does everyone hate doing "peer evaluations"

    jeepgirl replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    oh yeah. its a great opportunity to "get" at someone you don't like - i have seen nurses talk about THAT first hand!!! the 'i wrote a three page rant on so and so" gets